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Fortunately in the US, 99.998% of police encounters don't result in a death.
by snakeboy 6y ago
Fortunately in the US, 99.998% of police encounters don't result in a death.
- krainboltgreene 6y agoI mean that's just verifiably untrue: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793
- snakeboy 6y agoSorry, i skimmed the page but don't see the relevant statistic. They're talking about lifetime risk, not per-encounter risk, no? Granted, i totally just grabbed the two numbers and divided so it's possible it was a bad source.